No the Olive Baboons are not the only ones in all of North America... Safari Niagara has some I believe off the top of my head. They are the only troop left in the AZA to the best of my knowledge. Other places like research facilities, small zoos, sanctuaries, circuses, breeders, private collectors, ect probably have them. In the AZA the only baboon species with an SSP is Hamadryas. Geladas which are not baboons but get called baboons are also kept at the Bronx and San Diego that I know of but they are not an SSP species.
I'm planning on doing a massive photodump on former Toronto Zoo animals... some of these animals that used to be at the zoo honestly really caught my eye, as I've never seen them in other zoos.
Well, that was fast. Anyways, judging from the photos I've seen, we can add these to the list; - Arowana - Black pacu - Malayan water monitor - Archerfish (apparently!) - Giant snakehead
P.S.: The archerfish and the snakehead were guesses from looking at the sign leading up to the Indomalaya pavilion. They really should update that sign; it's pretty misleading for people expecting to find those species, only for them to end up not being there anymore.
Former resident gorilla, Sekani, has given birth to her third offspring and first with new mate Kivu. Sekani is Charles and Samatha's second offspring together. She is mom to male Mosi and female Adelina who the zoo owns. Kivu is the son of Zira who briefly resided at the zoo herself. Little Rock Zoo announces birth of baby gorilla
Not to be out done by dad Charles or sister Sekani, gorilla, Subira welcomed his first as well this spring. He is the son of Charles and Samantha and is the last gorilla to have left the zoo. No word yet on if its a boy or girl. Surprise! Dallas Zoo welcomes first baby gorilla in 20 years to its troop | Dallas Zoo | Dallas News
Cheetah, Akeelah, has given birth at Parc Safari again and this time it's quadruplets, Imani, Ilanga, Bemba and Malik.
1975 photo of *grey wolves* at Toronto: Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Wolves : Virtual Reference Library Hard to tell where this exhibit was/is, wonder why they decided to change the species. More fitting to be exhibited by the musk ox etc? More old school photos: Metropolitan Toronto Zoo : Virtual Reference Library If you do a search on species (such as "wolves" or "lions" etc) you could find even more photos.
The gorilla infants have both been named. Sekani's boy is Bukavu. Little Rock Zoo Announces Name of Baby Gorilla Subira's little girl is Saambili. Meet Saambili, The Dallas Zoo's Baby Girl Gorilla
Snow leopard, Kira, daughter of Kota and Tiga, has had her first litter. Two female cubs, Pandora and Naphisa were born early this summer. Two adorable snow leopard cubs make their debut at Stone Zoo | Boston.com
I was wondering about what became of the zoo's last tamandua, Simon, today. Simon's 2002 departure was documented in an episode of Zoo Diaries... man I miss that show. We never had baby tamanduas as none of the previous pairs ever bred and Simon's mate died in 1997, less than 3 years after they arrived. I decided to look at the rest of his life. He went to Sedgewick County Zoo where he lived until he died in 2008. During his 6 years there he sired four males and two females. Two of the boys and a girl didn't live past a year old but the other three lived. In fact his eldest daughter, Rio, is still alive in Denver. She has two offspring, a male and a female. The female, Cayenne, is recommended to breed in Washington, while the male, Salvador, who lives in Cincinnati where he's reportedly set to become a father in November. His eldest son never sired offspring. Simon's youngest son was just as successful as a father as his dad with 7 offspring (2.5). Only three have survived to adulthood. Two of his daughters might not be purebred southern tamanduas. Both of those girls live in Minnesota where they will be allowed to breed but strictly to produce outreach animals. One daughter, Tammie, lives in San Antonio where she has two sons of and is continuing to breed. Her elder son is to stay on and breed as well while her younger son is moving to Nashville to breed. Nice to know Simon is living on in his grandchildren and soon to be great grandchildren.
Well, it seems like there might be more then I thought. Most of this was found by using the Wayback Machine. If anybody sees any repeats, please feel free to tell me so I can correct myself. The African Rainforest used to have; Bichirs (I know that the bichirs came back, but only one species really did. Judging by the plural in the word, my guess is that there used to be more then one species) Bearded barbet Crested barbet (likely in the giant bird cage before they got phased out) Electric catfish (I remember seeing this one on the zoo's website before it got removed... tried to see it every time I went and I had no idea where it was when it was there...) Elephantnose mormyrid Mandrill (this one is sure to bring lots of people back) Warthog (at least, the ones in the pavilion) African Savanna used to have; African Elephant (sigh... I miss these guys) Cape Fur Seal (same) Caracal Americas used to have; Alligator snapping turtle American chuckwalla Bat star Brazilian agouti Brown bullhead Double-striped thicknee Fresh water grass shrimp Granite spiny lizard Great horned owl Green frog Land hermit crab Painted anemone Panamanian tiger rump spider Spotted gar Surinam toad Tiger rat snake Water scorpion Americas Outdoor used to have; Dall's sheep Mara Australasia used to have; Australian magpie Diamond sparrow Leadbeater's python New Guinea tree frog New Zealand shoveler Star finch Indomalaya used to have; Archer fish (this one made me really curious) Blackspot barb Clown barb Clown knifefish (knifefish are a species that have always interested me, I would've loved to see it) Flying fox shark Funnel web spider Gaur Green water dragon Longfin barb Malayan giant stick insect Malayan water dragon Mangrove snake Prevost's squirrel Red-banded snakehead Reeves' muntjac Rosy barb Ruby barb Spotted pufferfish Spotted scat Indomalaya Outdoor used to have; Malayan tapir
Gorilla, Subira, son of Charles and Josephine, has welcomed his second offspring in less than a year with mate Megan. The baby has yet to be sexed. Dallas Zoo Welcomes 2nd Baby Gorilla in Last Year
Subria's welcomed his first son. The baby boy has been named Mbani. Dallas Zoo Reveals Baby Gorilla's Name, Gender
Now this isn't about a former zoo animal specifically but we do own this animal and this is significant new for the zoo's gorilla troop. MBundi, son of Tabitha (Toronto born), grandson of Josephine and the late great Barney, has just welcomed his firs infant at Gladys Porter. Why is this so significant? This is the first 4th generation gorilla born to the original seven wild caught infants.Josephine and Barney are the first great grandparents. Toronto is unlikely to own the baby as ownership usually goes to the mother's owner for the first infant born to a pair but it can vary sometimes based on the baby's gender. Just such a significant birth being the first in our Toronto lines to be a 4th generation with some pretty great genetic lines coming from MBundi. Baby Gorilla born on Cinco de Mayo at Gladys Porter Zoo
This is also significant in that that this is the very first offspring to a male Calgary born gorilla, and only the second offspring total to all Calgary born gorillas!
